depression; recession; slump
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to run around; to bustle about
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
muddy water; red-light district
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
technical skill; ability; capacity
another; different; separate; discrete
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
founder; originator; pioneer
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
midway; halfway through; in the course of
university student; college student
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
counter seat; seat at the counter
interval; step; pitch; key